# NTSB DEN78DTE13: Piper PA-28R, N41373, Paonia, CO, November 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1977
- Place: Paonia, CO · PAONIA, CO
- Location: 38.8698° N, 107.5921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paonia, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8698&lon=-107.5921&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78DTE13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTE13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3782  77/11/26   PAONIA,CO           PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 346
        TIME - 1430                    N41373              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 297 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH FORK VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAONIA,CO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41373](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41373-1980-01-09), registration cancelled 1980-01-09, S/N 28R-7435175, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: North Fork Valley

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19771126037479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771126037479A), Nov 26, 1977: Piper PA28R200, Paonia, CO, Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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